5. Wynford (7-4): The Royals' low-post tandem of John Shifley and Chad Snyder account for 29.7 points and 17 rebounds a game.

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-- compiled by Curt Conrad

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It wasn't as memorable as win No. 204, but Mike Hoyng will treasure it nonetheless.

For Hoyng, the highly-regarded Highland coach, last week's 61-43 win at North Union was career win No. 300.

He joins Mansfield Senior's Gregg Collins and Ontario's Joe Balogh as active area coaches with at least 300 victories

"What it means to me is I've had the opportunity to work with some really fine young men," Hoyng said. "The credit goes to them.

"The second element of it is I've been blessed with some wonderful assistant coaches. Those two elements are the reasons why any coach attains a degree of success."

Hoyng's 204th victory lifted the Scots to the Division III state title in 1998. His oldest son, J.T., scored 36 points and sank eight 3-pointers in the 80-61 win over Cincinnati Indian Hill.

J.T., who still owns Division III state tournament records for points in a game and 3-pointers in a game, teaches in the Northmor school district and is Highland's junior varsity coach. Hoyng's younger son, Seth, was a point guard on the state championship team.

"He works for Chase Bank in Columbus," Hoyng said. "He wanted to make money, unlike his old man."

Hoyng took over at Highland before the 1985-1986 season. His first game was against a rookie coach from Ontario named Balogh. The Scots fell 79-66 on Nov. 29, 1985. The next night, Highland knocked off Marion Pleasant 64-56, giving Hoyng his first win.

"Somebody asked me the other day what my most memorable game was," Hoyng said. "I have 22 years of great memories from every one of those teams.

"I've been fortunate to work with an administration that has allowed me to stay in the same place for 22 years."

Highland's 1987-1988 team advanced to the state tournament, falling to eventual state champ Hamilton Badin in the semifinals. The Scots got back to Columbus in 1991-1992, falling to eventual state champ Orrville in the semifinals.

"We were fortunate enough to get there in '88 and again in '92, but we ran into the best team in the state both years," Hoyng said. "Then in '98, to go and have the opportunity to win a state championship with both my sons, it was a very special year and a very special moment for our entire community."

It is believed to be the only team state championship in Morrow County history.

Highland is 5-6 so far this season.

"The kids knew I was approaching 300 wins," Hoyng said. "We didn't try to keep it quiet. They wanted to be the team that got it."

It's been a remarkable eight months for Highland athletics. The baseball team was state runner-up last June and the football team picked up the first playoff victory in school history last fall.

"It's been a good stretch for Highland," said Hoyng, who doubles as the school's athletic director. "Hopefully, we'll be able to add to it."

So does he have another 300 wins in him?

"I have no immediate plans to go anywhere," Hoyng said. "I still really enjoy the opportunity to work with young men and as long as I feel I'm making an impact, I'll stay.

"It's really about helping them prepare for what they will encounter in life. If you do that, the wins will take care of themselves."